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The Carnival of the Animals (French: Le Carnaval des animaux) is a humorous musical suite of 14 movements, including "The Swan", by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns. About 25 minutes in duration, it was written for private performance by two pianos and chamber ensemble; Saint-Saëns prohibited public performance of the work during his ...
"Le cygne", pronounced [lə siɲ], or "The Swan", is the 13th and penultimate movement of The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns. Originally scored for solo cello accompanied by two pianos, it has been arranged and transcribed for many instruments but remains best known as a cello solo.
Used in The Carnival of the Animals, Seattle Youth Symphony, Camille Saint-Saëns, Vilem Sokol. Co-nominate and support. Shoemaker's Holiday 19:36, 15 September 2008 (UTC) Co-nominate and support. Bastique demandez 19:42, 15 September 2008 (UTC) question when was it recorded? Z gin der 2008-09-15T19:57Z
The Carnival of the Animals]. It is all one score. I have only the Finale to write. Fourteen pieces! You ask me whether I would do better to work on my symphony. You are right, a hundred times right, but [The Carnival of the Animals] is so amusing. [c] [9]
The second recording involved Symphony No. 5, Carnival of the Animals, and Pomp and Circumstance, on April 25, 1994. [17] Carnival of the Animals, Finale uses two pianos played by Gail Niwa and Philip Sabransky. Pomp and Circumstance was arranged by Peter Schickele and features the Chicago Symphony Chorus and soprano soloist Kathleen Battle. [18]
Saint-Saëns uses a similar motif in the Fossils movement of The Carnival of the Animals. The progression and melody of the minor waltz are similar to the jibes (e.g. "their sweethearts all are dead") of the Sailors' Chorus in "Helmsman/Steersman, Leave Your Watch," which begins the third act of Wagner's earlier opera, "The Flying Dutchman".
Saint-Saëns c. 1880 Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (UK: / ˈ s æ̃ s ɒ̃ (s)/, US: / s æ̃ ˈ s ɒ̃ (s)/, French: [ʃaʁl kamij sɛ̃sɑ̃(s)] ⓘ ; [n 1] 9 October 1835 – 16 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Second Piano Concerto (1868), the First Cello ...
Carnival of the Animals is a ballet choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon to the Le Carnaval Des Animaux by Saint-Saëns, with narrations written by John Lithgow, costumes and sets designs by Jon Morrell and lighting designed by Natasha Katz. It premiered on May 14, 2003, at the New York State Theater, performed by the New York City Ballet. [1]